Fire Dispatcher - 24/7 Communications & Response

County Emergency Communications; Summit Point (WV); Vor Ort; USD 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Employee-support services

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

County Emergency Communications in Summit Point, West Virginia, seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and other emergencies. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

The role requires careful information handling, adherence to response plans, and the ability to work with computer systems, maps, and radio equipment.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent is commonly required.
• Comfort with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication.

Aufgaben

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms, and hazardous conditions.
• Verify incident locations, access information, and reported risks.
• Alert stations and dispatch apparatus using approved response assignments.
• Monitor radio channels, unit availability, and incident status.
• Relay information about occupants, hazards, and changing conditions.
• Process requests for additional resources through established procedures.
• Coordinate mutual-aid communications when assigned.
• Record dispatch times, unit movements, and significant incident updates.

Kenntnisse

Radio communication

Organized information handling

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalency

Tools

Computer systems

Maps

Radio communications

Jobbeschreibung

County Emergency Communications in Summit Point, West Virginia, seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and other emergencies. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

The role requires careful information handling, adherence to response plans, and the ability to work with computer systems, maps, and radio equipment.